Organisation: UN force

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Bite bullet, give Jadotville heroes medals

Three years ago the men of Jadotville, Congo had their 15 minutes of fame. Jamie Dornan sprinkled stardust on these

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Irish troops give safe escort to aid workers

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Medical convoy heads behind rebel lines in DR Congo

How China’s lust for Africa’s assets is putting Irish lives on the line

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New Darfur force 'carries little hope for change'

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Desperation as rains pound Haiti

New UN chief calls for death-penalty moratorium

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today backed an initiative by Italy to push for a worldwide moratorium on the death penalty.

Wed, 24 Jan, 2007

127 Irish troops leave for Lebanon

THE bulk of the Irish contingent bound for Lebanon will fly out this morning.

Tue, 31 Oct, 2006

Sudan rejects draft resolution on Darfur

Sudan’s ruling party has rejected a US-British draft Security Council resolution to deploy United Nations peacekeepers in Darfur, saying it would violate national sovereignty, official media reported today.

Thu, 24 Aug, 2006

Israel begins pullout as truce withstands early tests

Israel has begun thinning out its troops in southern Lebanon and plans to hand over the first of its captured positions to the UN-supported Lebanese army tomorrow, the army said.

Tue, 15 Aug, 2006

Middle East truce withstands early tests

Israel has begun slowly pulling out forces from southern Lebanon and made plans to hand over territory today – on the first full day of a tense ceasefire that already has been tested by skirmishes.

Tue, 15 Aug, 2006

Rice flies back to Middle East crisis talks

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice today welcomed the Lebanese Cabinet’s new proposal to end the fighting with Israel.

Sat, 29 Jul, 2006

Defence forces too ‘stretched’ to commit to UN force

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern yesterday said violence would not resolve the crisis in the Middle East, but again made clear the Government’s reluctance to commit troops to a UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon.

Wed, 19 Jul, 2006

Israel pulls out of Lebanese villages

ISRAELI forces yesterday withdrew from five villages in southern Lebanon and UN troops set up new checkpoints as Lebanese troops rolled into the area.

Fri, 09 Jun, 2006

Bid to end bitter Ivory Coast violence

Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo called on his supporters to end days of violent street protests in the government-held south, telling protesters to go home and asking fearful workers to return their jobs.

Thu, 19 Jan, 2006

Top Irish garda to head EU police mission in Bosnia

ASSISTANT Garda Commissioner Kevin Carty has been appointed to head up the EU’s police mission in Bosnia following the unanimous agreement of the member states in Brussels yesterday.

Tue, 24 Feb, 2004

Army promises action on any soldiers who used African prostitutes

THE head of the Defence Forces said any soldier found guilty of using prostitutes in East Africa would be dealt with forcefully. Lieutenant General Colm Mangan described the allegations, involving a 15-year-old prostitute as an unseemly incident.

Thu, 19 Jun, 2003

French troops arrive in Congo ahead of UN force

FRENCH troops arrived in Congo yesterday to prepare the way for an international force charged with stabilising a region wracked by tribal fighting, a UN official said yesterday.

Sat, 07 Jun, 2003

UN close to setting up African peace mission

The United Nations is close to completing the deployment of more than 4,000 peacekeepers and support staff to monitor a ceasefire between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Wed, 03 Jan, 2001